372 stories by "Dave McNary"
Holdover hits “Venom” and “A Star Is Born” are in a battle for first place at the North American box office this weekend with “Venom” prevailing with abou…
Major movie theater chains, including AMC Cinemas and Regal Cinemas, have closed multiplexes in the Florida panhandle and southern Georgia due to Hurricane Michael battering the states, leav…
The unlikely dynamic duo of “Venom” and “A Star Is Born” have livened up the fall moviegoing season with the best October weekend of all time in North America. Tom Ha…
In the fan-made feud between “Venom” and “A Star Is Born,” the real winners are movie theaters. Tom Hardy’s “Venom” is heading for a robust $70 mill…
Denzel Washington has been selected as the 47th winner of the AFI Life Achievement Award. The award will be presented to Washington at a tribute on June 6 in Los Angeles, and "The AFI Life A…
Tom Hardy’s “Venom” earned an impressive $10 million at 3,543 North American locations on Thursday night — the top October preview number of all time. Lady Gaga’…
Clint Eastwood is full of regret and sorrow in the first trailer for “The Mule,” returning to the screen for the first time since 2012’s “Trouble With the Curve.̶…
Animal rights organization PETA will honor Bradley Cooper with its inaugural compassion in film award for casting his own dog, Charlie, in “A Star Is Born.” PETA said it gave Coo…
Gunpowder & Sky has acquired the domestic rights to Alex Ross Perry's drama “Her Smell,” starring Elisabeth Moss as a tormented punk rock singer. The deal was announced Thurs…
Ansel Elgort has been cast as Tony in Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the Broadway musical "West Side Story.” Pulitzer prize winner and Oscar nominee Tony Kushner penned the rev…
AMC Theatres is launching “A Star Is Born” two days early for 7 p.m. shows on Oct. 2 at 115 of its Dolby Cinemas. AMC announced the promotion on Tuesday. The chain said ticket pr…
Major movie theater chains, including AMC, Regal, and Cinemark, began closures in the Carolinas as Hurricane Florence started battering the North Carolina coast with hurricane-force wi…
John Carpenter’s original “Halloween” is returning to theaters beginning on Sept. 27 on more than 1,000 screens — three weeks before the reboot arrives. The announcem…
The Producers Guild of America has already determined that Jon Peters is not part of the certified producing team for “A Star Is Born” and won’t be eligible for the PGAR…
AMC Theatres is bringing back Burt Reynolds’ 1977 comedy “Smokey and the Bandit” for a nine-day run as a tribute to the late actor, who died on Thursday. The chain announce…
STX Entertainment has set a Jan. 11 release date for the comedy-drama “The Upside,” starring Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, and Nicole Kidman. “The Upside” premiered a y…
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation will present this year's Artists Inspiration Awards to Harrison Ford and Lady Gaga at its third annual Patron of the Artists Awards. The event will be held on Nov. 8…
Hollywood studios are bidding for the movie rights to a recorded version of a live performance of the smash hit musical “Hamilton,” with the price as much as $50 million, accordi…
“Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda will make his feature film directorial debut with “Tick, Tick…Boom!” for Imagine Entertainment. The movie will be based on…
Denzel Washington offered a bemused reaction as to why Sony’s “The Equalizer 2” was his first sequel. “People keep talking about it, but it’s not that big a dea…
The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) has named Ellis Jacob, president and CEO of Cineplex, as chairman. NATO made the announcement on Thursday. Its executive board also filled t…
AMC Theatres is aiming a shot across the bow at MoviePass, saying its new monthly movie subscription plan, which goes into effect Tuesday, is “simple and sustainable.” The world&…
Lucy Liu and Thomas Sadoski will star in the independent romantic drama “The Last Weekend in May” from director Matthew Lillard. Producers Gabriela Revilla Lugo of Revek Entertai…
Warner Bros. has set a June 26, 2020, release date for Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical "In the Heights," which won the 2008 Tony Award for best musical. Warner Bros. won a bidding war for the p…
Bradley Cooper falls in love with Lady Gaga in Warner Bros.’ first trailer for its remake of “A Star Is Born.” Cooper, who also directed, stars as veteran singer Jackson Ma…
